Aud's lucky elephant slippers

Hey everyone...

as you know I have the new ARTBOOKING cart and I love it!!!

I am also trying to get 50 Lo's completed before buying any new paper or embellishments.

that is why i love my cricut - you can create so many different types of things plus with the gypsy you have more play!!  In the below lo I made the honeycomb strip... isn't it great!

the Lo's is about my step mother who always is in quiet the getup!! 

this time is was her "lucky slippers"  lol

got to love the elephant!!

Challenges entered:

simon says - animal antics

red carpet - anything else

paper playtime - use three differnt papers

through the craftroom door - atg

Once upon a sketch - sketch

SK digis - Cute fish card

Hey everyone...

Today I am showing off one of Sonia's amazing digis!!!  You can pick one up here!!

you really need to go see her stuff... love them!!  Today I am using  3 Fish (but only one of the fish!) 

isn't he adorable!!!

I used my cuttlebug for the back ground and my copics for colouring

I also popped the bubble and used my liquid glass for make them shine

Challenges that also inspired me:

the pink elephant - nautical 

the paper nest dolls - cas

simon says - embossed

parade your crafts - atg

make it monday - atg

love to scrap - atg

craft your passion - glitter and gloss

bunny zoe - something blue

one stitch at a time - digi

LMCB - Animal Antics

Good morning everyone!

It has been a yucky day - raining - headaches - yuck... but on a good note

great day for scrap-booking or card making!!

And we have just the challenge for you at lasting memories!!

Animal Antics

and you must go over to my design team mates as they have some amazing LO's and funny!!!

here is my LO..

i just realized that i need to go back to journal that it was in 2011

any how... the paper and embellishment where all from a scraptastic kit i recieved i believe last year.

i have made a promise not to buy any more pattern paper until i have completed 50 LO's!!

(this will be tough)

I picked a sketch off of a challenge on scrapbook.com (pagemaps)

here are some close ups....

the lined paper was made with my new Artbooking cartridge from CTMH if you would like to pick up this amazing cart click here for more information ... plus there is an amazing 3 sets of stamps that go with the cartridge and this month 3 more for $10 if you buy $50 in stamps... they are adorable!

anyway back to the lo - I inked up the letters to match 

and another full view of the LO

of course... i have challenges that also inspired me...

sarah hurley challenge - autumn glow

simon says - animal antics

crafty sentiments - fav. fall colour

pile it on with Simply Betty

Good morning everyone...

I love Simply Betty stamps!  so when I saw that my design team was being sponsored by them I had to participate with them... even though it wasn't my week!!

the challenge at Pile it on is a Tic-Tac-Toe game.

And here is the card I made with Dies/Image/Tape

Challenges that inspired me...

Pile it on - dies/image/tape

Simply betty - taken the time machine out for a drive

fairy tale challenge blog - recipe (something round/old/rhinestone)

crafty musketeers - vintage

abc challenge - markers

pink elephant - numbers

designs by lisa somerville - dies

the friday mash up - washi 

CCC - september 7 going on a bear hunt

Good morning everyone...
Crafty Calendar is having another great challenge this month!!

We are Going on a Bear Hunt!

the sponsor is Crafty Ribbons 

the cute little panda has been in my stash for over a year from a swap on Scrapbook.com

i think she is adorable and perfect for the card

the paper is from my scrap bin ;)

love those googly eyes

banner is from ctmh and cut with the artiste

Challenges entered

brown sugar - animals

simon says - atg

stampin royalty - pattern paper

love rubber stamps - atg

stamp and create - birhtday

ther she goes clear stamps - banners and birhtday

scribbles - CAS

our creative corner - forgotten stuff

613 ave - atg

Freshly made sketches - sketch

Croatia fun in the sun!

Hey everyone... wow... i am on a roll.  trying to get to 50 LO's so i can start to buy more papers!!

i need to find that ticker thing so i can add it to my blog.  

This LO is inspired again by a bunch of challenges and one sketch

another great sketch i might add from Page Maps!!

honesty how does Becky do it??  love them all

here is my take on the sketch 

they are pics of when Sarah and I were in Croatia snorkeling 

I used my new artbooking cartridge from CTMH - if you are interested jump on my link on the side bar to see what other amazing things it can do!!  plus pick one up for your self you won't be disappointed!!

all paper and embellishments other than the photo frame are from mme breaking free series 

Challenges that also inspired me:

fun with shapes and more - end of summer

mark's finest paper - frames

lexi creations - abc

paper take weekly challenges -atg

red cartpet studio - anything else

pattie's creations - atg

scrapping everyday miracles - season

scrapbook fantasies - layout with tags

color me scrapy - color

Simply betty - your so witching!

hey everyone - so if you follow me you know that i love Simply Betty Stamps

and each month she has a freebie to use for her challenge... love it!!

here is my card for that challenge and of course below are the other challenges that inspired me

and some close up shots (i am playing around with water marking on my ipad... let me know what you think

the ribbon i used is actually a wire one.. which was different for me... 

but really love the spiders and web that is on it 

and the challenges that inspire me...

simply betty stamps - image

digi galore - atg

designed to colour- atg

parade your crafts - atg

365 - a ribbon runs through it

love to scrap - atg

challenges 4 everyone - atg

a gem of a challenge - two backing papers

little scrap pieces - linky party

the scrapbooking queen - digi challenge

pink by design - Halloween challenge

bearly mine - gigi days

little miss muffet - sketch

Milk it!

Hey everyone... 

I had a major migraine earlier and have spend most of the day sleeping... arghh hate feeling that way

anyhoo... i thought that i could get a card going from some of the challenge sites that i follow

love the inspiration they give me... how did i ever craft before finding bloggy land?? 

I made the card using my cricut and left over papers... love using up my scraps

I think i even got that polka dot paper from the uglies challenge on scrapbook.com

some close ups and the inside 

and the challenges that inspired it:

my craft spot - get well 

stampin royalty - circles

simon says - atg

the cupboard trilogy - male

card crafters - one for the boys

sister act card - atg

sweet stampin - spots and stripes

all sorts - its all about the sentiment 

deconstructed sketch - sketch

LMCB- something's fishy!

Hey everyone!

I hope that you are having a great long weekend and get to spend some time with friends and family. 

You should also save some time to join this weeks challenge at lasting memories!

the challenge

"Something Fishy or fish tales"

my page is about a family vacation to Florida in 1988 where we went to Bush Gardens, Disney, Gatorland and course marineland.  (see the shark!!)

I used the new Close to my heart Artbooking cricut cartridge - i must say... it is quickly becoming my favorite.  

here is a shot of what i used for the ovelay... 

The papers are also CTMH and all the embellishments and chip board pieces. 

Camera - overlay

and for all the arrows

here are some close ups of the page

love how many photos that i was able to get on the page!!!

And of course I was inspired by so many challenges:

red carpet studio - anything else

pumpkin spice - atg

bitten by the bug - lets get wet

fantablous cricut - heat wave

simply create too - vintage (believe it or not 80's is old according to my 21 yo. daughter)

simon says - atg

Pile it on challenge - all that flickers

Good morning everyone!!

hope that you all have had amazing weekend so far!  Pile it on challenge site has a new challenge for you...

"all things that flicker"

and in my house the Christmas lights are always flickering!!!

so here is some inspiration for you

and a close up of the embossing and glittery light and ribbon

and of course it wouldn't be pile it on with out the challenges!!

Challenges: 

Simon says - dotty

Eureka stamps - be sentimental 

paper crafting journey - atg

ABC - no flowers

natalie and amy - embossing 

through the craft room door - atg

delightful challenge - make the cut

simon says - atg

little red wagon - polka dots

digistamps 4 joy - atg

the crafters cafe - embossing 

party time tuesday - atg

tammy's scrapin corner - atg

always playing with paper - Merry Monday sketch

Pick o the patch

Hey everyone

It has been a beautiful week!  a little too humid for me but still it could be worse!  

My favorite season is fall... love the colours, the temperature, i love everything about the fall!

here is a card I made inspired by some challenges in blog world.

and some close ups of my water painting... with CTMH ink and the water brush (sorry we don't sell them anymore).  I really wanted it to be monochromatic and ombre.  

Here are the challenges that inspired me to create this card :) 

CAS-ual Fridays - crafty/just my type

Less is more - use a rubber stamp

Heart to heart - scene w/ CTMH

Sketch n stash - sketch

My bestie from the westie's bday card

Hey everyone... so my BFF from Alberta had her bday this week and she has a layover in Toronto from her trip to Italy so i get to spend some time with her tomorrow morning. All she wanted me to bring is Shawarma!!  go figure.. but apparently Lethbridge Alberta doesn't have great Shawarma so if anyone is interested in a great business.. you know where to go!!

Any hooo... i made a card for her

and some close ups...

When i saw the stamp set i knew i had to get it for her... love that girl to pieces

and the cute little flower from stamping bella - what a bargin - i think i paid $1 for it... love it

and of course the inside...

I used my CTMH washi tape set... great idea... love the look of Washi but hate that it doesn't stick!!  plus now i can use so many different colours

and like always my inspiration challenges:

little scrap pieces - link up

bloggabella - flowers

Less is more - washi tape

freshly made sketches - sketch